Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851, Rocky coastline scene /unfinished shoreline village, circa 1846-1851
- Call Number:
- MSS 11
- Creator:
- Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851
- Title(s):
- Rocky coastline scene /unfinished shoreline village.
- Date:
- circa 1846-1851
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series IV: Watercolors and Drawings
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 5e(1)
- Provenance:
- Acquired 1995, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Watercolor sketch showing a rocky coastline with large mountains stretching up from water at left, a small building on the shore towards the foreground at left, and a curving dirt road or path in the immediate foreground. Unsigned/unidentified. On the reverse: an incomplete watercolor and graphite sketch of a shoreline village. Natural features are painted with a light wash of color and buildings and other features remain only outlined in graphite.
- Physical Description:
- 2 watercolor and graphite sketches, 1 on reverse side of the other ; 25 x 36 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Diaries, Graphite drawings, Landscape drawings, Letters, Travel sketches, and Views
- Subject Terms:
- BritishColoniesColonizationDescription and travelHistoryMemorialsXhosa (African people)
- Subject Period:
- 1795-187219th centuryFrontier Wars, 1811-1878
- Associated Places:
- AfricaCape of Good HopeCape of Good Hope (South Africa)Great BritainSouth Africa
- Associated People/Groups:
- De Smidt, Annie, 19th centGreat Britain. ArmyGreat Britain. Army. Royal Warwickshire RegimentHall, Morris, CaptainMansergh, John CravenMichell, John, Sir, 1781-1866Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9Norris, Robert Provo, d. 1851South Africa. Army. Imperial Cape Mounted Riflemen
- Finding Aid Title:
- Robert Provo Norris Collection
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/966
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/966?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1